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Recent Examples of unreal The Antigua and Barbuda Culinary month and the energy surrounding it, is just one example of how one small place can create a powerful, reverberating experience that goes well beyond those unreal sunsets and too beautiful blue waters. Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Epic Universe Ride Guide: New park rides ranked from tame to super scary Check out our Epic Universe reviews of the new theme park’s 11 ride experiences, including Harry Potter, Stardust Racers, Mine-Cart Madness and Hiccup’s Wing Gliders, which place guests in some unreal environments. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025 Either way, the speed and fluidity are unreal—looks incredibly natural! Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 Your support has been unreal all season… — Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) May 29, 2025 The season came to a disappointing end in a 4-1 series loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals, but these Timberwolves have redefined what qualifies as disappointment. Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unreal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreal
Adjective
  • The nutrient can indeed help with all of those, but sometimes, the claims turn absurd.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
  • The College World Series semifinals concluded Wednesday, allowing Houston Astros manager Joe Espada another chance to marvel at an absurd ascension.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • While most players at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship are battling the Texas heat, slow play, and a demanding Fields Ranch East layout, Leona Maguire is dealing with something far more bizarre—tick bites!
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • And frankly that bizarre idea makes the PEN Charter incoherent too.
    Kamila Shamsie June 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • In the film, a massive great white shark hunts people swimming in the water surrounding the fictitious Amity Island.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • Ever since Max began streaming the drama about life in a fictitious Pittsburgh emergency room, it’s been one pinch-me moment after another for Wyle and his fellow executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • Making a prediction for Game 7 is obviously foolish.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • This seems foolish since the U.S. has some 25-30% of the world’s coal, which is even more than China.
    Jude Clemente, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Like the ugly duckling, new employees often internalize the stressful discomforts caused by real or imaginary signs of mistrust or rejection.
    Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Answer: Minnesota Who was Riley’s childhood imaginary friend?
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
  • If 51% of the population is being so underserved, the ratio to opportunity is insane.
    Gemma Allen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Even with the security, though, collectors and fans are able to get up close to items that may have previously seemed mythical.
    Larry Holder, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • The electric Nebraska has become a mythical object for Springsteen fans over the years, and there’s been a lot of evidence suggesting the tapes do exist.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • In the book, five strangers – a white American geographer, a South Sudanese translator, a northern Sudanese cook, a Sudanese-American filmmaker, and a local boy – find themselves at an NGO compound in the fictional town of Saraaya, on the border of Sudan and South Sudan.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 June 2025
  • The fictional town of Havenport was filmed in Wilmington, NC, and nearby Southport, NC.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

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“Unreal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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